Principal Control Software Engineer

TAE Power Solutions Engineering Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A clean energy solutions company in Birmingham seeks a Principal Control Software Engineer. This role involves developing BMS, DCDC, OBC, and inverter software, providing technical leadership, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have at least 10 years of experience in automotive control systems and proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink. This position offers a hybrid working model, requiring local candidates with the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years in automotive control systems, especially BMS, DCDC and OBC.
• Experience in automotive charging systems.
• Understanding of electrical and electronic circuits.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical delivery and leadership of application software activities.
• Support and mentor junior engineers.
• Active participation in architectural design and software development.

Skills

Fault finding and diagnosis in automotive powertrain systems

Strong communication skills

C programming language

Experience with MATLAB/Simulink

CAN based calibration and monitoring tools

Education

Degree in software or controls engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CANape

INCA

CANalyzer

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Principal Control Software Engineer

Hybrid/ Onsite to Birmingham

Overview

At TAE Power Solutions, we design power management systems that use less but do more. From, electric vehicle, drivetrains, ultrafast charging, stationary energy storage and grid efficiencies. We develop a clean energy ecosystem of proprietary technology designed to go faster, perform stronger, travel farther, and last longer.

A subsidiary of our parent company, TAE Technologies (pronounced T-A-E) which was founded in 1998 to develop commercial fusion power with the cleanest environmental profile. The company's pioneering work represents the fastest, most practical, and economically competitive solution to bring abundant clean energy to the grid.

Job Overview

As a member of the Control Systems team, you will be working on the development of BMS, DCDC, OBC and Inverter application software for a range of demonstrator and production projects. You will be involved in all stages of the software development process, guide, and mentor other more junior engineers within the team, take an active part in the estimation and planning of new projects, and liaise directly with customers, suppliers, and other engineering teams within TAE Power Solutions (TPS).

Key Aspects of the Role

• Provide technical delivery and leadership of application software activities
• Support and mentor other more junior engineers within the team
• Creation and management of software requirements
• Take active part in the architectural design of the software
• Be involved in the implementation and test of the application software using a model-based development approach
• Support prototype vehicle builds, calibration and development at TPS and client sites
• Support the diagnosis of issues within TPS products, the identification of integration issues with other products in the vehicle
• Report progress and status to project teams at TPS and client
• Represent the wider Software Group and TPS team in front of the customer

Required

• A degree or similar in a software or controls engineering discipline
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience in automotive control systems, especially in BMS, DCDC and OBC applications
• Fault finding and diagnosis experience in complex automotive powertrain systems · Understanding of electrical and electronic circuits
• Comfortable working closely with clients, often on-site at client, test locations
• Experienced advanced user of: MATLAB/Simulink toolchain CAN based calibration and monitoring tools like CANape/INCA and CANalyzer o Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in: The interaction between application and base software. The use of software debugging tools
• Understanding of C programming language
• Experience of automotive charging systems

Personal Attributes

• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated, creative and flexible team player
• Willingness to take on roles, responsibilities and challenges required to achieve company goals and objectives
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• A self-starter and self-motivated
• Good presentation, report writing and communication skills

TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

PLEASE NOTE - This role is a hybrid role local to our Birmingham Business Park site, so please ensure you are local to this site. We do not offer sponsorship so only candidates with right to work will be considered.